Laundry-drier.



C. J. HOLUB.v

LAUNDRY DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13 1915.

Patented Jan. 22,1918;

0,1. HOLUB. LAUNDRY DRHER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3| E915.

Patented Jan; 22, 1918.

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CHARLES J HOLUB, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMSON HEATER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, 5. -COR?OR TION OF OHIO.

LAUNDRY-DRIER To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Crnmmzs J. Hours, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell no state of Kentucky, have invented 0. new and useful Improvement in LunndryDriers, of which the following specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to a drier of the type generally used as a laundry drier in which heated air is circulated through the drier chamber.

The ob'eet of this invention is to pro- .vicle a cylindrical drier having a rotatable Work supporting unit.-

Another objectis to rovide n oylinclrical drier-having a heat rn mting unit-near the base thereof, the drier casing being aperturecl'to couse-air-currents to be entrained 20'- to-anol derive hentvfrom said heat radiating unit; l

'The features of my invention u ill be more'fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a pnrt of this specification, in whichz- "-'-]ii'gl;1re'1 1s a-front elevation of the drier. Fig. 2 is a-central'vertieal section. Fig. 8 is' a. planws'ection on'qline 3--3 of Fig. 2. Fig. '4-is a plain section on line FL of Fig.

-2. I Fig. 5 is nn-enlargedfront elevation of one of thofront work supporting elips, and

Itig. 6 is-on enlarged perspective view of one of the rear work supporting elips.

As-illustrated in the drawings, the cnsln a-conioelhase-platel, a oylindrioal body or outer casing 2,41 perforated top plate 3, and.

a conical hood 4 having a, central vent open- The base, body a mihood are cletaehabiy united by beaded reinforcing rings 5 .5, or they may be oin'ed' in any other Weil'known manner.

herbotiy portion 2 is provided with on marginally surrounded supporting the hinged -her 8. Within-the lower portion of the j bddt tire T-Si-LS'LHOW' inner .owsingt defining; a homer =or-hexit rodiating chamber 10.- Said einner oasing'fl is spaced immthe outer cas- 2 and-concentrictherewith is a rem "Ping 2 to form an annular oir flue 9' and -iseats.on-n.hemied reinforcing ring 11 rest uingfil'l thebase plate 1-. .A

I on the floor and serves cured thiscollnrrests the journalosleere .23; which Ifatonted Jan. 22, 1918. Serial No. some supported centrally on the base plate 1 wlthln the chmnber is provided with a supply p1pe pro ecting radially and through the casings 9 and 2 and door plate 6, e111- boclyixig a suitable-mixer and-valve exterior of the cosmos; -3The top plate'lii'of'the casing 9 has an opening for-accessibility into the burner chamber and to thenburnr, omefly for ignition purposes, with the opening normally sealed by a removable cover M. The casing 9 eiroumferentially and preferably toward thobo'se is provided with a row of apertures 15 forl-idmi'tting'oir into the burner chamber. The outer casing or body portion 2 has corresponding zipertures 16 but. disposed preferably staggered or ofi'set relatively to the-apertures 15 to-avoid direct air paths throng-lithe casings and thus prevent excessive drafts to theborner. A second row of apertures 18 is formed in the casing 2 obovfe the burner chamber. Apertures =17 inthe central portiod'of the humor chamber. top plate 13 permit tho escape of the products from snidmohomber.

The drier chamber 8 contains a rotatable work support which-us unit is formed of six vertically disposed partition plates definingseparate work-receiving -compartmerit-s, V

A vertical rod 21, extending through and centrally disposed within tho burner and drier clmmhons, rests in a suitablefitting as a. )ivoi; forthe work supportingunit. A; coilar .22 is seby asst-screw .to therod "21 anti: upon extends approximately the entire iheightiof the drier chamber and-terminates -ot.:both ends with cirou1nr=flanges- 24 .+25. I

Radial ribs fls-pnijecting fromtho journal sleeve 23 extend the fol-l heightthereof and to these ribs the inner vertical; edgesof the partition plate' fl are" secured. Ehese-paftitionplates are reinf01'oed-by:margin strips -3La11dg32, ,theisliripsjfiflzaud' 31 being socured at their inner ends to thebfianges 24--25, respeetively. Eneh zpantitionfplate is proricled with a radio] lyi. iidj'ustfibl'e -filIer T113133 detachnbly oecured along: Roi-outer edge by thumb-seiews 34;xvh'ich. engage in elongated slots 85 in the "plates: These filIer strips-insure a substantially:oioseil-fit of the partitions relativeto tho-easing. pWhen emptying or filling the separate .worlorece-W- ing compartments, the work supporting unit is positioned to bring the outer edges of two ad acent partitions on opposite sides of the door opening, the filler strips 33 preventing the heated air in the adjacent compartments from escaping through the door opening, to the inconvenience of the operator.

I also provide two radial ribs 39 projecting upwardly from the to plate 13 of the burnerchamber in vertical alinement with the partition plates when in the above described position on opposite sides of thedoor opening. These ribs fill in the space between said top plate 13 and the lower edges of the partition plates and retards the air circulation in the compartment then in registry with the door opening thereby preventing the heated air in the adjacent compartments from escaping beneath said partition plates and through the door opening.

A spacing bar 36 rests on and is secured to the top margin strips 31 of the partition plates 29 and is provided with a series of work supporting clips 37 (one of which is shown in detail 1n Fig. 5) projecting downwardly within the several separate workreceiving compartments of the work supporting unit. A second series of work supporting clips 38 of-the form shown in Fig.

66 bar derives heat partly 6 are secured to and project downwardly from the top plate 25 of the journal sleeve 23 one within each separate compartment.

The top plate 3 of the main casing is provided with vent aperture 26 to escape the products from the drier chamber to the flue.

The lowerflange 24 of the journal sleeve 23' serves as a baffle plate, protectin the work against a direct action of the gas flame, guarding the apertures 17 against dropping moisture'and as a collector plate, separating and retainingv the soot and grease contained in the gas fumes, before said fumes enter thedrier chamber.

The various articles to be dried arestrung back and forth between the outer series of clips 37 and the inner clips 38 in any desired manner, or. hung separately on each clip. To adapt the drier for some specific uses it may be desirable to provide a greater num ber of work supporting clips in each compartment and to this end the work supporting unit may be provided with additional bars 36. 1

.When used as a laundry drier, the preferred method is to place one edge of a" piece of work in the first clip 37 next to the partition to the right of the door opening, their in the inner clip 38, stringing back to the second clip 37 and-back again to the inner clip, etc., the inner clip being positioned to one side of the compartment to allow suflicient hand room to facilitate the work hangin operation.

e air entrained throu h the drier chamough dlrect entotal entrained air derives heat by direct contact with the gas flame.

The major portion of the air drawn in through the apertures 16 is directed upwardly along and absorbes heat radiating from the wall 9 of the burner chamber. The air drawn in through the apertures 18 combines with this upward current of heated air and the combined air body is further heated by direct Contact with the heated top plate of the burner chamber.

The capacity of the drier is preferably such that the time allotted for filling is Salli cient for drying the work in the compart ment first filled, offering a continuous opera tion, wherein, at each partial rotation of the work supporting unit, a compartment of dried laundry is presented at the door opening for removal, said compartment remaining for refilling and then moved past the door opening for a subsequent drying operation.

When the drier is filled with heavy articles, such as for instance, blankets, which require a substantially longer time for drying, the work supporting unit is rotated to bring the partitions intermediate of the ribs 89 to permit a free circulation of heated air through and between all of the compartments, during the drying period.

. While I have shown a gas burner as the heater means, any other form of heater eleucts therefrom. and means for deflecting said products and guarding the escape apertures.

2. A device of the nature disclosed comprising an outer casing forming a drier chamber, a perforated top plate therefor, a;

vented hood extending above the top plate,"

a rotatable work support in said chamber, an inner casing below the 'work support forming a heating chamber, both casings be ing eper turede to maintain air circulation. '1 through both chambers and a heater element within thehe'ating chamber; i'

3. A' device of the natu-redisclosed" tom; prising e casingi'ormin a dr er eh-amb'ene' Work support jcurnale therein comprising an 'eglonge'ted'journal sleeve having a. flanged 7 upper end, work supporting clips-carried filhamber having-escape: -a.perture's to permit Ithpa idfthe escapeepf the prociucts therefrom, a

v-formingtherelwit heater element '-wit hin,said heeting chamher, an outercylindrica'l casing surround- 111g end epaced"fromflthe heating chamber I annular air flue and extended hovie the; eating-chamber. to form 'a drier chalhbe'r,'the 'VidedJirviQrtrto s'eriet bf air iii-take openings,

0 8:- Seriesz=i1isposed adjacent the heating ch'arhbe 4 :gi'd acent the hase oii the heating cham-v ritop ph'it'e' and-i-the other series dislemon-reg stering-alinement with the of the'heating chamber her iiboveihe heating chamber euter'caeing being proworksnpportgjournhled in the drier 5 A device of the natiire diet tlcsel' coin; prising e 'CZISIIig forming" adrler chamber.

hemiiigzg.ev door; cpening afl'ording access to 4 Said chamber and. epertured to maintain circulation therethrough', 1a Work support 'journaled in the drier chamberand formed; of eseriesflor partition'p'lates defining sepa-.

rate work receiving compartments adapted to bemoved into registry with the door opening; means retarding the air j circulation through any one of the Work receiving conipa'ir'tment's when in registry with the door opening; and a heat radiating element within the casing below the Work support; i

- 6.14. device of the nature disclosed comprising a, cylindrical casingforming a heating chamber; a heater element in saiii chamber, an outer cylindrical casing surrounding end spaced from ,said' heating chamber casing forming therewith an' annular air time and extended above the heating chamber to' form'a drier chamber, both casings-being:

apertured to through both chambers, and a work support 'journale-d the drier: chamber eh'cve the-heating chamber.

maintainair I circulation h c, i. at Inwitneswhereo-f, I'hereunto subscribe:

.my nar'ne, as attested by; the two Subscribing 

